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CHE 4151 Chemistry Undergraduate Seminar

This guide will help senior chemistry majors complete their report for senior seminar

Choosing a Lead Article to Present (Spring 2024)

You will need to pick a lead article to present in your seminar.  You will write an abstract for this article and use this article as the basis for your report.

Make sure that you follow the specific parameters for your lead article that your instructor has set for your section.


The lead journal article for Dr. McGrath's seminar students should come from calendar year 2020 and from the journals listed below.  You will write an extended (400-500 word with optional figures) abstract for this article.

The practice article for this section is Evaluation of [89Zr]-Oxalate as a PET Tracer in Inflammation, Tumor, and Rheumatoid Arthritis Models.


The lead journal article for Dr. Rabbe's seminar students should come from calendar year 2019 and from the journals listed below.  You will write an summative (~200 word)abstract for this article.

The practice article for this section is coming soon.


The lead journal article for Dr. Romero's seminar students should come from calendar year 2019, fall within the discipline of organic chemistry (synthesis, reaction development, medicinal chemistry, etc.), and come from the journals listed below.  You will write a summative (~200 word) abstract for this article.

The practice article for this section is Diaryl and Heteroaryl Sulfides: Synthesis via Sulfenyl Chlorides and Evaluation as Selective Anti-Breast-Cancer Agents.


The lead journal article for Dr. Trakselis' seminar students should come from calendar year 2019-2021 and from the journals listed below.  You will write a summative (~250 word) abstract for this article.

The practice article for this section is Activity, substrate preference and structure of the HsMCM8/9 helicase


Tip:  You will want to make sure you can find other more recent articles by your corresponding author and articles by other research groups citing your lead article before you finalize your decision to use that article for your seminar.  You will use these other articles as part of your report.

Finding supporting articles

For your seminar you may want to look at supporting articles for your lead article.

  • Look at the subject headings for your lead article.  Pick two or three subject you would like to focus on and then use those subject headings as search terms or combine those searches.

For you report you may be required to find

Tip: You may want to make sure you can find these supporting articles before you finalize your decision to use that article for your seminar. 

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